Indian Country News

ATMORE, Ala. — The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, based at Atmore, Alabama has donated $184,000 to assist in the burial of the 23 victims lost in the deadly tornado that went through the state of Alabama last Sunday.
The tribe’s donation will b...

Tax season is upon us! Every year tax season runs from January 1 until April 15. While taxes aren’t necessarily most people’s idea of fun, understanding your taxes is vital to overall financial health. The Native American Financial Services Associat...

PEMBROKE, N.C. — The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina will be offering disaster recovery services to tribal members who have been affected by natural disasters. This program will assist with necessary repairs to ensure safe and sanitary homes for triba...

WASHINGTON — Today Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) became the first Native American woman to sit in the Speaker’s chair during the debate. Haaland presided over the debate on H.R. 1, the For the People Act. The For the People Act is House Dem...

Sale of tribal car tags provides annual boost to education
TULSA, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation contributed more than $5.7 million to 108 school districts during the tribe’s annual Public School Appreciation DayFriday.
Scho...

CHURCH ROCK, N.M. – On Monday, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez presented the keys to four new delivery trucks to the Navajo Nation Food Distribution Program, which is a program that provides USDA foods to low-income households including man...

WASHINGTON — Rep. Sharice Davids today introduced The Count the Vote Act to expand and protect voting rights by giving people the right to petition the Department of Justice to investigate voting complaints.
“VOTING ...

Native America has much to celebrate as March is Women’s History Month, recognizing the great contributions women have made to the U.S. International Women’s Day also falls on March 8, honoring balance through the quest for equality u...

On the Navajo Nation Reservation, there are thousands of families and elders who do not have clean running water. No water to drink. No water to wash, cook or bathe with. Obtaining water means driving miles to fill up containers, buckets, barrels and ...

LAS VEGAS — The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development will celebrate its 50thAnniversary at the annual Reservation Economic Summit (RES), taking place from March 25 – 28 at Paris Las Vegas. RES is ...